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France women's national handball team

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Information
NicknameLes Bleues (The Blues)
AssociationFrench Handball Federation
CoachSébastien Gardillou
CaptainEstelle Nze Minko
Most capsIsabelle Wendling (338)
Most goalsVéronique Pecqueux-Rolland (898)
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances7 (First in 2000)
Best resultGold 1st (2020)
World Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1986)
Best resultGold 1st (2003, 2017, 2023)
European Championship
Appearances12 (First in 2000)
Best resultGold 1st (2018)
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France women's national handball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2003 Croatia
Gold medal – first place 2017 Germany
Gold medal – first place 2023 Denmark/Norway/Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1999 Denmark/Norway
Silver medal – second place 2009 China
Silver medal – second place 2011 Brazil
Silver medal – second place 2021 Spain
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 France
Silver medal – second place 2020 Denmark
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Denmark
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Sweden

The France women's national handball team is the national team of France. It is governed by the French Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions.

Results

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Olympic Games

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Games Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Canada 1976 Montreal did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow
United States 1984 Los Angeles
South Korea 1988 Seoul
Spain 1992 Barcelona
United States 1996 Atlanta
Australia 2000 Sydney 6th 7 3 0 4 180 177 +3
Greece 2004 Athens 4th 7 3 0 4 179 182 −3
China 2008 Beijing 5th 8 4 0 4 219 217 +2
United Kingdom 2012 London 5th 6 4 1 1 147 126 +21
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Silver 8 6 0 2 188 164 +24
Japan 2020 Tokyo Gold 8 5 1 2 230 209 +21
France 2024 Paris Silver 8 7 0 1 237 204 +33
United States 2028 Los Angeles TBD
Total 6/12 52 32 2 18 1380 1280 +100

World Championship

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Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/–
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1957 did not qualify
Romania 1962
West Germany 1965
Netherlands 1971
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1973
Soviet Union 1975
Czechoslovakia 1978
Hungary 1982
Netherlands 1986 15th 6 1 0 5 89 121 −32
South Korea 1990 14th 6 2 0 4 114 137 −23
Norway 1993 did not qualify
AustriaHungary 1995
Germany 1997 10th 6 3 0 3 160 125 +35
DenmarkNorway 1999 2nd 9 7 0 2 213 178 +35
Italy 2001 5th 9 7 0 2 246 207 +39
Croatia 2003 1st 10 9 0 1 282 224 +58
Russia 2005 12th 8 3 0 5 212 199 +13
France 2007 5th 10 7 0 3 287 251 +36
China 2009 2nd 10 7 0 3 258 219 +39
Brazil 2011 2nd 9 7 0 2 268 204 +64
Serbia 2013 6th 7 6 0 1 173 121 +52
Denmark 2015 7th 9 5 1 3 227 194 +33
Germany 2017 1st 9 7 1 1 236 189 +47
Japan 2019 13th 7 4 1 2 191 138 +53
Spain 2021 2nd 9 8 0 1 240 197 +43
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2023 1st 9 9 0 0 290 228 +62
GermanyNetherlands 2025 Qualified
Hungary 2027 TBD
Spain 2029
Czech RepublicPoland 2031
Total 16/28 133 92 3 38 3486 2932 +554

European Championship

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Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/–
Germany 1994 did not qualify
Denmark 1996
Netherlands 1998
Romania 2000 5th 6 4 0 2 150 125 +25
Denmark 2002 3rd 8 5 0 3 189 191 −2
Hungary 2004 11th 6 1 0 5 153 177 −24
Sweden 2006 3rd 8 5 0 3 203 196 +7
North Macedonia 2008 14th 3 0 0 3 74 83 −9
DenmarkNorway 2010 5th 7 5 0 2 168 153 +15
Serbia 2012 9th 6 3 0 3 140 131 +9
HungaryCroatia 2014 5th 7 5 1 1 168 150 +18
Sweden 2016 3rd 8 6 0 2 183 164 +19
France 2018 1st 8 6 1 1 217 181 +36
DenmarkNorway 2020 2nd 8 6 1 1 209 179 +30
SloveniaNorth MacedoniaMontenegro 2022 4th 8 6 0 2 222 177 +45
AustriaHungarySwitzerland 2024 Qualified
Czech RepublicPolandRomaniaSlovakiaTurkey 2026 TBD
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2028
Total 13/18 83 52 3 28 2076 1907 +169

Other tournaments

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Team

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Current squad

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The 20 player squad for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship.[1]

Head coach: Sébastien Gardillou

Caps and goals as of 15 December 2024.

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Laura Glauser (1993-08-20) 20 August 1993 (age 31) 1.80 m 144 3 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
3 RW Alicia Toublanc (1996-05-03) 3 May 1996 (age 28) 1.69 m 64 176 Romania SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
4 RW Pauline Coatanea (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 31) 1.65 m 81 141 France Brest Bretagne Handball
5 LB Clarisse Mairot (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 23) 1.70 m 9 6 France Brest Bretagne Handball
6 LW Chloé Valentini (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 29) 1.65 m 109 328 France Metz Handball
8 LW Coralie Lassource (1992-09-01) 1 September 1992 (age 32) 1.67 m 110 180 France Brest Bretagne Handball
10 CB Grâce Zaadi (1993-07-07) 7 July 1993 (age 31) 1.71 m 202 403 Romania CSM București
12 GK Floriane André (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 24) 1.84 m 18 2 France Brest Bretagne Handball
20 RB Laura Flippes (1994-12-13) 13 December 1994 (age 30) 1.71 m 152 299 France Metz Handball
21 LB Orlane Kanor (1997-06-16) 16 June 1997 (age 27) 1.74 m 110 235 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
22 CB Tamara Horacek (1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 (age 29) 1.78 m 106 217 Slovenia RK Krim
23 RB Déborah Lassource (1999-09-29) 29 September 1999 (age 25) 1.72 m 43 37 Germany Borussia Dortmund Handball
26 P Pauletta Foppa (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 23) 1.77 m 107 275 France Brest Bretagne Handball
27 LB Estelle Nze Minko (c) (1991-08-11) 11 August 1991 (age 33) 1.78 m 208 517 Hungary Győri ETO KC
29 P Oriane Ondono (1996-04-14) 14 April 1996 (age 28) 1.80 m 45 44 France Brest Bretagne Handball
31 RW Lucie Granier (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 25) 1.67 m 64 131 France Metz Handball
32 P Sarah Bouktit (2002-08-27) 27 August 2002 (age 22) 1.79 m 43 67 France Metz Handball
34 RB Léna Grandveau (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 21) 1.70 m 45 64 France Metz Handball
86 LW Marine Dupuis (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 32) 1.67 m 5 5 France OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball
99 GK Hatadou Sako (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 29) 1.74 m 38 0 Hungary Győri ETO KC

Coaching staff

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Role Name Start year
Head coach France Sébastien Gardillou 2024
Assistant coach France David Burgin 2024
Goalkeeping coach France Amandine Leynaud 2022

Notable players

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Several French players have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments.

MVP
All-Star Team

Individual all-time records

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  Still active players are highlighted

Head coach history

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Period Coach
1991–1997 France Carole Martin
1998–2013; 2016–2024 France Olivier Krumbholz
2013–2016 France Alain Portes
2024–present France Sébastien Gardillou

References

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  1. ^ "EDFF – Tournoi de France – Les Bleues veulent muscler la défense". French Handball Federation (in French). 20 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
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